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By Red Lion Panel meter development has remained relatively static the last few years. Today, new, cost-efficient devices with more advanced capabilities are available in a smaller package to accompany today's miniaturization trend.

Open innovation is the key to overcoming obstacles for IoT development currently hindered by vast amount of different protocol standards that create communication barriers.

GrafTech needed a secure, scalable solution that provided improved visibility into machine operations. The company partnered with Rockwell Automation to incorporate FactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI software into GrafTech’s newest version of the ArchiTech system.

The global concentrated solar power (CSP) market will register phenomenal growth at a 19.4% CAGR between 2014 and 2020. In 2013, the global concentrated solar power market was worth US$2,507.4 million, however, driven by multiple factors, the market is projected to reach US$8,674.7 million by the end of 2020.

Global unified communications market will expand at a CAGR of 23.4% between 2014 and 2022 upon its 2013 valuation of US$5.68 billion.

The tunable diode laser analyzer market was valued at USD 280 million in 2014, which is expected to reach USD 548.8 million by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 10.2% from 2015 to 2021.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Fluke recently introduced Fluke Connect, a system which allows maintenance technicians to wirelessly transmit measurement data from their test tools to their smart phones. There is a lot of hype about the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. To date, from what I have seen on the market, Fluke Connect is the most useful, productivity-increasing industry solution based on these technologies.

The International Mobility Conference (SIIMC 2022) brings together the mobility ecosystem live with virtual and physical events.

HOOPS Virtual Summits are intended for technology and engineering leaders looking for information about trends in the industry, how to overcome business challenges and learn from partners who have solved specific business challenges.

Additional high point: fourth quarter of 2020 was second-best quarter for robot orders.

The foundations of the automation industry are being reshaped right now from the torrent of ideas driven by Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Given today’s trends, are industrial automation controllers headed down a path to extinction?

Orders of manufacturing technology reached $435.7 million in March 2024. Orders grew nearly 25% above the February 2024 level.

The PLCopen organization and Automation.com conducted a joint survey of PLC programming preferences. Here are some of the results to inform you of current trends in PLC programming and users thoughts on vendors.

“Next generation manufacturers like Orizon Aerostructures require real time orchestration across processing, assembly and quality workflows,” said Tyler Bouchard, CEO and co-founder of Flexxbotics.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Daikin Industries Intelligent Equipment platform translates the IoT buzzwords into a real-world IoT application. The platform provides predictive and preventative maintenance HVAC information that helps facility managers maintain equipment before it loses efficiency or impacts occupant comfort.

Initial studies and pilot projects point to significant efficiency gains and cost savings made possible by connecting production systems to AI engines.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing the capabilities of machine vision systems to supercharge speed, efficiency and accuracy.

Ayyeka Wavelet AI-enabled devices use advanced lithium batteries to power two-way wireless communications.

“This is my sixth crisis in 45 years of business, and almost all of them have followed a very similar pattern." -Hans Beckhoff

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